The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-07-21

caOJeQ Mr.. IlrnclI, saying that as the first
shot In opposition to the coercion act
Treasurer O'ReilIy temits $685. to help
the evicted tenants.
A band Of Kickapoo indiana take pos
session Of south St. Louis. and for q time
have things all their own way.
Robert Hartley and Mrs. ,I.oyle were
drowned in the Delaware at Philadelphia
An observer writes from Racine that Rev
George Haddock's grave is utterly neglect.
ed, and the earth is. sinking beneath the
level ot the surrounding surface.
The sloop mystery with q party OF forty
excursionists capsized of Barren Island
New York. and 80 persons were drowned
john Young, Brigham Young's youngest
son by his first vito, has family OF ton
sons and ton daughters. and is forty.thrce
years old.
Henry s. Burk, ono Of the best known
farmers OF st. Joseph, near Hudson, Wis.
Burk was the principal in the great
real estate litigation at Duluth.
At WATERFOWL. Oak, a switchman named
Charles Larson was killed in the yard o
the Northwestern Railway company.
Rev. w. H. Hare, bishop of South Da.
kota, administered the rite of confirmation
to a class OF four at Trinity Episcopal
church, Watertown Dak., before q large
congregation.
The steamcr Mcrrimac, from Halifax fol
Boston. is ashore on Little Hope island,
some miles off Liverpool, n: 8. The pas
sengers 100 in number all got ashore.
Tho Baltimore Morning Herald publishes
q contribution giving an account OF recent
interviews with Jefferson Davis. Mr.
Davis charges that the Federal govern.
ment conspired during the late war to have
him assassinated.
Father John Rogers, tho Oldest priest in
New Jersey, died at New Brunswick, aged
seventy-nine years.
Row. DR.. J. Seldom Kennard OF Chicago
has received o call to the Baptist church
at Sing Sing, N. Y.
The Milwaukee g. St. Paul has issued 9
circular relating to the shipment of freight
to all fairs, expeditions or educational as
sociations in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin
Minnesota and Dakota. All freight destin;
ed to any OF these places will bo charged
rates on certificate OF the secretary, within
ten days from the close of the fair. Race
horses aro expected.
A fire at Chicago, starting In William
Relser's saloon on Milwaukee avenue, de-
stroyed $4,000 worth OF property TIC
escape the flames Mr.. Reiscr jumped from
the second story window and was fatally
injured.
Tho Episcopal church and other build.
ings at Xenia, Ohio, were burned. Loss
$4,000.
Ex.Congressman Standiford of Ken
Gen. Walter C. Whitaker died at his
home In Kentucky.
Receiver John McNulta, of the Wabash,
Eastern railway, has decided to ignore sec.
ton OF the interstate law so far as it ap.
plies to traffic over his lines from Peoria
Or Chicago to the east.
A large and rich vein of hematite orc had
been discovered at Big Bend, Wis.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps has been for
hidden by her doctor to do any literary
work, and she will rest for the summer at
her home in East Gloucester, Mass.
The July government report is very ia
vorable as to corn, but disheartening as to
wheat.
Postofice officials have intimated that
thore will be a strong effort made IN the
next congress to extend tho system OF mer.
chandiso In the mails. or the parcels post
system.
No now filings on indemnity lands have
been accepted at the Benson land office
There arc reports of n good many inyes.
LEGATIONS the coming winter, and if con
gressmen keep their promises the coming
congress may rival that of 1876 for the
number aud bitterness OF It's investiga.
tions.
1t is ascert;ained that there has been q
misunderstanding as to the authority OF
the accounting officers to examine the &C.
counts Of Bacon, the financial clerk OF the
patent office, recently deceased. The law
gives one Of the auditors OF the treasury
the right to examine the books at any
tine and the books are required to be al.
ways open to him.
The Post In commenting upon the Gov
entry elections again urges upon the gov.
eminent the necessity for stronger meas
ures with regard to Ireland and an official
coalition between the Conservatives and
Unionists.
The parnellites will fiercely oppose the
Irish land bill rs purely landlord meas.
Ure.
1t is now the purpose OF the president,
when he leaves Washington, to 80 direct.
~ to Holland Patent, N. Y, where he
will make short visit with his sister
after Which he will go to Clinton, which il
but q short distance from Holland Patent
The day OF Wednesday will be spent at
Clinton ut the centennial celebration.
The passengers of the wrecked steamer
Merrimac claim to have been robbed by a
drunken crew.
Mr.. Carnegie explains the Edinburgh
council chamber incident, and declares
that Mr.. Blaine is overwhelmed with Kind
attentions.
Pensions granted: Dakota: Widow, o.
L. Brooks, Yankton; original, A. Bart.
Montro sc; G. f. Rosenk ra ne, Washington;
w. Patchett, Salem; J. II. Rainsb OF ON,
B ridgcwater.
The treasury department is contemplate
Ing an important action relative to the
issue OF certain checks Ey national banks.
No figures can be obtained to show the ex.
tent OF this practice. but from q private
investigation made not long since it is
learned that no less than $25, OOO, 900
worth OF ovcrcertificd checks were issued
in Now York city in one day alone.
Secretary Fair:hild has purchased for
$50, 900 q residence ut New Hampshire
avenue and Twentieth streets, Washington.
Secretary Whitney has sold "Grass.
land. his country place on the Tenally
road above Georgetown, reserving tho
right to lease 1t Tor two years. In 1885
the secretary purchased this place, which
contained 100 acres and large house for
$4,000. He sold IL for $1O7,5OO.
The secretary OF the interior has recon-.
mended that the attorney general accept
the offer OF compromise made by e. G..
Long OF st. Paul for the value Of timber
purchased from Edwin johnson, Andrew
Pautski, John L. Oleson and Heinrich
Shultz, who had cut Che same In nd in Wis.
consin, near West Superior. The amount
offered In compromise is $2,O67.7O. The
secretary has also recommended com.
promise with F. T. littell & Co., Duluth,
for -, 487 as the value OF 500, 6O3 feet OF
lumber and 7,7O0 railroad tics, which
Littell & Co., had purchased from parties
who had cut them from public lands. :.
Tho subjects Of King Kalakaus compel
him TO appoint new ministry. Tbp kdaa